Elevated cellular PpIX potentiates sonodynamic therapy in a mouse glioma stem cell-bearing glioma model by downregulating the Akt/NF-κB/MDR1 pathway

Abstract Glioblastoma (GBM) has high mortality rates because of extreme therapeutic resistance. During surgical resection for GBM, 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA)-induced protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) fluorescence is conventionally applied to distinguish GBM. However, surgical intervention is insufficient...

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Main Authors: Kenji Shono, Yoshifumi Mizobuchi, Izumi Yamaguchi, Kohei Nakajima, Yuri Fujiwara, Toshitaka Fujihara, Keiko Kitazato, Kazuhito Matsuzaki, Yoshihiro Uto, Oltea Sampetrean, Hideyuki Saya, Yasushi Takagi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93896-0